Former head of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol had criticism for Tony Romo, before later walking back his comments about the lead analyst for the NFL on CBS.
During an appearance on Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?, Ebersol said “I’ve known Tony Romo, since he first got to the pros. He’s an unbelievably engaging guy, he should have been a terrific, great broadcaster. Something’s happened since he got into that chair. And it doesn’t seem like he’s into it. Like he was on his way up. He does not seem to be the storyteller that he should be. The thing that makes [Al] Michaels great, [Joe] Buck great, and all these guys are they’re really, they’re really storytellers. And Tony has gotten further and further away from that I think.”
He then added he’d like to be Romo’s producer “for about six months” saying he ” could cure this quickly”.
After the episode with Wallace aired, a representative of Ebersol’s gave Ryan Glasspiegel of The New York Post a statement saying Ebersol misspoke.
“Tony Romo is like a son to me,” Ebersol said. “I am truly his biggest fan on and off the field. As a fan, and a producer, I have always been known to offer up unsolicited notes. But this time, after a long day of interviews, I went too far and frankly said things that I do not believe and are simply not true.
“No announcer is more passionate about the NFL than Tony Romo, and I personally cannot wait to hear his call this and every Sunday. He is as good as it gets.”
